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Career Assessment

The Work Genius Career Assessment is designed to match you with the ideal occupation and job based on your interest profile. Your interest profile is determined based on answering the following questions.

Build kitchen cabinets

Guard money in an armored car

Study space travel

Make a map of the bottom of an ocean

Conduct a symphony orchestra

Write stories or articles for magazines

Teach an individual an exercise routine

Perform nursing duties in a hospital

Buy and sell stocks and bonds

Manage a retail store

Develop a spreadsheet using computer software

Proofread records or forms

Operate a dairy farm

Lay brick or tile

Study the history of past civilizations

Study animal behavior

Direct a play

Create dance routines for a show

Give CPR to someone who has stopped breathing

Help people with personal or emotional problems

Sell telephone and other communication equipment

Operate a beauty salon or barber shop

Use a computer program to generate customer bills

Schedule conferences for an organization

Monitor a machine on an assembly line

Repair household appliances

Develop a new medicine

Plan a research study

Write books or plays

Play a musical instrument

Teach children how to read

Work with mentally disabled children

Sell merchandise over the telephone

Run a stand that sells newspapers and magazines

Keep accounts payable/receivable for an office

Load computer software into a large computer network

Drive a taxi cab

Install flooring in houses

Study ways to reduce water pollution

Develop a new medical treatment or procedure

Perform comedy routines in front of an audience

Perform as an extra in movies, plays, or television shows

Teach an elementary school class

Give career guidance to people

Give a presentation about a product you are selling

Buy and sell land

Transfer funds between banks using a computer

Organize and schedule office meetings

Raise fish in a fish hatchery

Build a brick walkway

Determine the infection rate of a new disease

Study rocks and minerals

Write reviews of books or plays

Compose or arrange music

Supervise the activities of children at a camp

Help people with family-related problems

Sell compact disks and tapes at music store

Run a toy store

Use a word processor to edit and format documents

Operate a calculator

Assemble electronic parts

Drive a truck to deliver packages to offices and homes

Diagnose and treat sick animals

Study the personalities of world leaders

Act in a movie

Dance in a Broadway show

Perform rehabilitation therapy

Do volunteer work at a non-profit organization

Manage the operations of a hotel

Sell houses

Direct or transfer phone calls for a large organization

Perform office filing tasks

Paint houses

Enforce fish and game laws

Conduct chemical experiments

Conduct biological research

Draw pictures

Sing professionally

Help elderly people with their daily activities

Teach children how to play sports

Sell candy and popcorn at sports events

Manage a supermarket

Compute and record statistical and other numerical data

Generate the monthly payroll checks for an office

Operate a grinding machine in a factory

Work on an offshore oil-drilling rig

Study the population growth of a city

Study whales and other types of marine life

Perform stunts for a movie or television show

Create special effects for movies

Help disabled people improve their daily living skills

Teach sign language to people with hearing disabilities

Manage a department within a large company

Sell a soft drink product line to stores and restaurants

Take notes during a meeting

Keep shipping and receiving records

Perform lawn care services

Assemble products in a factory

Investigate crimes

Study the movement of planets

Conduct a musical choir

Act in a play

Help people who have problems with drugs or alcohol

Help conduct a group therapy session

Sell refreshments at a movie theater

Sell hair-care products to stores and salons

Calculate the wages of employees

Assist senior level accountants in performing bookkeeping tasks

Catch fish as a member of a fishing crew

Refinish furniture

Examine blood samples using a microscope

Investigate the cause of a fire

Paint sets for plays

Audition singers and musicians for a musical show

Help families care for ill relatives

Provide massage therapy to people

Start your own business

Negotiate business contracts

Type labels for envelopes and packages

Inventory supplies using a hand-held computer

Fix a broken faucet

Do cleaning or maintenance work

Study the structure of the human body

Develop psychological profiles of criminals

Design sets for plays

Announce a radio show

Plan exercises for disabled patients

Counsel people who have a life-threatening illness

Represent a client in a lawsuit

Negotiate contracts for professional athletes

Develop an office filing system

Keep records of financial transactions for an organization

Maintain the grounds of a park

Operate a machine on a production line

Develop a way to better predict the weather

Work in a biology lab

Write scripts for movies or television shows

Write a song

Teach disabled people work and living skills

Organize activities at a recreational facility

Be responsible for the operation of a company

Market a new line of clothing

Record information from customers applying for charge accounts

Photocopy letters and reports

Spray trees to prevent the spread of harmful insects

Test the quality of parts before shipment

Invent a replacement for sugar

Study genetics

Perform jazz or tap dance

Direct a movie

Take care of children at a day-care center

Organize field trips for disabled people

Sell newspaper advertisements

Sell merchandise at a department store

Record rent payments

Enter information into a database

Operate a motorboat to carry passengers

Repair and install locks

Study the governments of different countries

Do research on plants or animals

Sing in a band

Design artwork for magazines

Assist doctors in treating patients

Work with juveniles on probation

Sell automobiles

Manage a clothing store

Keep inventory records

Maintain employee records

Set up and operate machines to make products

Put out forest fires

Do laboratory tests to identify diseases

Study weather conditions

Edit movies

Pose for a photographer

Provide physical therapy to people recovering from an injury

Teach a high-school class

Sell restaurant franchises to individuals

Sell computer equipment in a store

Stamp, sort, and distribute mail for an organization

Handle customers' bank transactions

Assesment Instructions

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